Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation

“Operation blessing prepares a draft of the 990 which is reviewed by kpmg and the cfo. The revised 990 is submitted to the board of directors for their review. Further revisions are confirmed by kpmg.”

“Each officer and director is required to report any conflicts of interest to the president as soon as practical after they become aware of such a conflict. Each officer and director is also required to annually complete the conflict of interest questionnaire. Operation blessing will monitor compliance with its conflict of interest policy by determining whether conflicts exist during the review of annual questionnaires completed by officers, directors, and key employees. The board of directors, excluding any conflicted persons, will have final approval of any corrective measures or imposed restrictions for conflicts of interest. Such restrictions will require excluding conflicted persons from discussion and approval of transactions benefitting them, directly or indirectly.”

“Gordon p. Robertson, ob's president, is compensated by both the christian broadcasting network and regent university, both entities are related to ob, and their respective boards utilize compensation studies to approve his annual compensation. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 15b: the board of directors will conduct an independent review of compensation which includes all vice presidents and key employees every three years. This process includes securing comparable compensation data from an independent source, reviewing the data to ensure that the compensation is reasonable and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.”

“Operation blessing will make its audited financial statements publicly available by providing copies on request and also posts the statements on ob.org.”

“Ob received $9,266,673 in cash from the christian broadcasting network, inc., a related organization, and $1,337,892 in rent and services for a total contribution received of $10,604,565.”

“To demonstrate god's love by alleviating human need and suffering worldwide. Obi carried out programs and projects that served millions of people during fy24.”

“Ob also equips community members to become community health volunteers who can provide basic lifesaving skills to members of their community for injury, illness, and more. Operation blessing was instrumental in feeding hungry people around the world. To help people put food on the table, operation blessing equipped individuals with marketable job skills, small business opportunities, and lifeskills in countries such as honduras, india, guatemala, and thailand. From training in food production and animal husbandry to beautician skills and sewing centers, ob provided those in need with the resources and skills to provide for their families and strengthen communities through income generation. During fy24, ob responded to natural disasters and human crises around the world. This includes responding to disasters in the following 13 countries: chile, israel, japan, kenya, mexico, morocco, myanmar, nigeria, the philippines, poland, south africa, turkey, and ukraine. In countries around the world, ob utilized a variety of techniques to provide access to water in communities through wells and community water systems, disinfecting water through point of use chlorine generation devices, and water filtration.”

“The hsf's fleet of tractor-trailer trucks transports millions of pounds of food, beverages, other relief products and disaster relief supplies to a network of community-based partners in dozens of cities across the u.s. These partners in turn serve a robust network of local food pantries and hunger relief agencies nationwide. Currently, ob has a 65,000 square foot distribution center in chesapeake, virginia; a 45,000 square-foot distribution center in grand prairie, texas; and a 60,000 square-foot food distribution center in bristol, tennessee. These distribution centers make it possible to strategically ship mixed loads of food and other relief supplies to disadvantaged families and disaster victims across the u.s.”